Fife Council becomes first authority to vote to scrap primary one testing
The region's SNP councillors were outvoted by 41 to 26
Fife Council has voted in favour of scrapping controversial primary one testing - making it the first local authority in Scotland to do so.
It's after the exams came under fire with claims they left toddlers in tears.
Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie believes it’s a positive step.
“This is a refreshing and sensible change because I think it’s important that councils who are delivering these tests pull back from them,” he said.
“We’ve heard the overwhelming evidence from teachers, the EIS trade union also parents who are concerned about these tests.”
The Kingdom’s SNP councillors were outvoted by 41 to 26.
Education convener, SNP councillor Fay Sinclair thinks it’s the wrong decision.
“Teachers in Fife see standardised assessment at primary one level as a vital tool.” she said
"What the decision today does is withdraw from the Scottish national standardised testing and continue to use the PIPS (Performance Indicators in Primary Schools) assessment."